# Kosali Village, Bhamini, Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Bhamini, Srikakulam 

# Kosali

Kosali is a village in Bhamini sub-district of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **532455**. The 2011 Census counted **3,550 people in 841 households**, the 4th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 3,550people (2011)
- 841households
- 43.6%literacy
- 532455PIN code

## Kosali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kosali is 532455.** Kosali falls in Bhamini sub-district, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code532455
- Gram panchayatKosali
- Community development blockBhamini
- Census village code580089

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kosali from nearby towns?

- Bhamini (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Srikakulam (district HQ)71 km by road
- Amadalavalasa (nearest town)62 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kosali?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kosali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhamini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kothuru
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kothuru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kosali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 280 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kosali

Of every 100 households in Kosali in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kosali · ■ Bhamini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****77%**

**62%

Television ****32%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**44%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kosali?

■ Kosali · ■ Bhamini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1127**

**954

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 34.7% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,289 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhamini

- Battili7,264 people
- Solikiri5,053 people
- Bhamini3,906 people
- Ghanasara3,508 people
- Nulakajodu3,402 people
- Liviri2,478 people
- Chinnadimili2,270 people

[All 22 villages in Bhamini](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/srikakulam/bhamini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kosali?532455
- How far is Kosali from Srikakulam?71 km by road
- What is the population of Kosali?3,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kosali in?Srikakulam district (Bhamini sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kosali?43.6% (Census 2011)
